Job Details
The Trainee Sales Executive – Modernisation Solutions works with prospective new KONE customers (LIO), proactively targeting elevator modernisation opportunities outside KONE’s current service portfolio (LIS).
You will specifically focus on generating orders for elevator modernisation and for competitor’s products where KONE already has a KONE lifts modernisation industrialized solution in place. It is also a requirement of this role to focus on KONE’s range of digital solutions.
This role will be based out of our Bristol office and will require 4 days in the office and 1 day working from home.
Key responsibilities:
Customer Relationship Management
Proactively develops and creates customer relationships in your area of responsibility
Accountable for developing KONE position within your customer base or market area
Creating and communicating leads and sales opportunities for entire KONE sales team (e.g. cross-selling)
Ensures customer satisfaction and solves complaints with the rest of KONE team
Documents the customer and contact information, maintains customer data within CRM system (Salesforce)
Sell
Proactively generates KONE Upgrade modernisation opportunities from outside current customer base (existing service portfolio)
Handles RFQs
Is accountable for leads, opportunities, orders and contracts to meet the sales budget and pricing targets
Demonstrates a solution selling mindset and sales strategy in ensuring customer’s needs are matched with KONE’s tendered value proposition
Is responsible for pricing using the approved tendering tools, and for optimizing prices and discounts within your authority limits
Validates that the contents of the contract are in line with KONE’s contract absolutes
Maintains accurate and full detailed CRM records of opportunities, tasks and visits (sales funnel management)
Responsible for timely and accurate reporting in CRM
Responsible for gathering relevant market and competitor data and feeding back findings to the business
Drives execution of your individual sales plan
Professional requirements:
Fully understands and utilizes all sales processes within day-to-day working week
Demonstrates customer service mindset
Numbers and facts (data) drive actions
Is able to bring across customer needs, add value to customers’ businesses by offering solutions that meet their needs and can use value-based pricing to guarantee healthy margins
Comfortable and excited about the opportunities that digital solutions bring.
Accustomed to using different sales tools
Skills & experiences:
Sales experience in a similar industry or role is essential (expectation is for two years minimum)
Experience in proactively managing customer service solutions is essential
Experience and understanding of value selling strategies is essential
Good communication skills in both written and spoken English
Good understanding of digital skills and mindset
A bachelor’s degree in an associated field is preferential
(LIO) – lifts in operations
(LIS) – Lifts in service
Please ensure that a current updated CV is attached
What KONE can offer:
We offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday and 8 additional Bank Holidays, 1 volunteering day, Pension Scheme, Development opportunities and development reviews to help you achieve your professional goals. Endless support from experienced leaders within the lift and escalator industry, Quarterly Commission, Dental Insurance, Private Medical Plan, GymFlexi Membership, . Kone Discounts, 24/7 GP Support & Wellbeing Access and hybrid working.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on https://careers.kone.com/en/
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Did you know KONE moves two billion people every day? As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we employ over 60,000 driven professionals in more than 60 countries worldwide joined together by a shared purpose, to shape the future of cities. In 2023, we had annual net sales of EUR 11.0 billion.